The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 1938
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
6:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 198
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.67° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.98° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.